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Homestay and Residential Junior English Camp — St Columba's College, Dublin

Tibradden, IrelandInternational House Dublin4.4(450)

Dates
Jul 12 – Aug 15, 2026
Duration
1–5 weeks
Ages
9–17
Price from

$1,177

Course price for 1 week

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Residential and homestay English summer programme for students aged 9 to 17 at St Columba's College in Dublin, combining morning English lessons with sports, activities and excursions.

Language

English

Program type

Language Camps

Accommodation

Homestay

About

About the Course

English language instruction focused on developing oral communication through interactive, real-life use of the language. Mixed-nationality morning group lessons, sixteen hours per week. Average class size is thirteen students, with a maximum of sixteen. Levels from beginner to advanced.

What’s Included

The programme combines morning English lessons with accommodation and meals, private school buses for homestay students and for organised trips, and a social and cultural programme of sports, excursions and activities.

Accommodation

Three options are offered. Homestay: students live with a carefully selected host family and share a room with students of other nationalities where available. Standard student residence: on-campus dormitory-style rooms with access to shared bathroom facilities. Ensuite student residence: on-campus rooms with four to six beds and private bathroom.

Meal Plan

Homestay students have breakfast and dinner with their host family, packed lunches at weekends, lunch in the school dining hall on weekdays and one dinner on campus each week. Residence students have breakfast, lunch and dinner daily in the on-site dining hall, with packed lunches on excursion days.

Activities & Excursions

Sports, cultural excursions and activities, with two full-day trips every week. Evening activities run daily for residential students and weekly for homestay students.

Facilities

The campus is in the Whitechurch area of Dublin 16 and has a swimming pool, modern classrooms and extensive sports amenities.

Camp Experience

An immersive summer programme for students aged nine to seventeen at St Columba's College, one of Ireland's private boarding schools, combining English lessons with an activity and excursion programme in Dublin.

Language Camp prices

General English — Junior Summer Course

Sold outJul 12 – Aug 15, 202616 Lessons · 9–17 yrs · All levels

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Mixed-nationality morning group lessons in general English, focused on oral communication through interactive, real-life use of the language.

Sixteen hours of mixed-nationality morning group lessons per week.

Development of oral communication in English through interactive, task-based use of the language, in mixed-nationality groups.

Daily Schedule

  1. Breakfast

    07:00–08:00

  2. Classes

    08:30–12:30

  3. Lunch

    12:30–13:30

  4. Dinner

    18:30–19:30

  5. Evening activities

    20:00–22:00

  6. Lights out

    22:30

Included items

  • International students
  • Small groups
  • Arts & Crafts
  • Basketball
  • Disco
  • Excursions
  • Cafeteria
  • Games area
  • Outdoor fields
  • Residence accommodation

Optional Extras

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School

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International House Dublin

International House Dublin is a leading English language school in Ireland, committed to providing high-quality language education to students from around the world. Established in 1998, the school offers a wide range of programmes, including courses for adults, juniors, teacher training, high school students and groups. Its campus is located in Dublin's IFSC, in the heart of the city. The school is a member of the International House World Organisation, a global network of over 125 affiliated private language schools in 35+ countries, and together with Independent College, Public Affairs Ireland and The Dublin Academy of Education is part of the Axis Education Group. All teachers are CELTA qualified.

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Location

Map showing camp locationKilmashogue Lane, Tibradden, County Dublin D16, Ireland, Tibradden

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Frequently Asked Questions

The programme is designed for students aged 9 to 17.

Course length runs from one to five weeks.

Homestay with a host family, standard on-campus residence in dormitory-style rooms with shared bathroom facilities, or on-campus ensuite residence in rooms of four to six beds.

Sixteen hours of mixed-nationality morning group lessons per week.

The average class has thirteen students, with a maximum of sixteen.

All levels from beginner to advanced.

Private school buses are provided for homestay students travelling between their host family and the campus, and for organised day trips and excursions.

Sports, cultural excursions and activities, with two full-day trips every week. Evening activities run daily for residential students and weekly for homestay students.

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More about this camp

International House Dublin runs its junior summer programme on the campus of St Columba's College, one of Ireland's private boarding schools, in the Whitechurch area of Dublin 16. Students aged 9 to 17 take sixteen hours of mixed-nationality morning group lessons each week, in classes that average thirteen students and hold a maximum of sixteen. Teaching is built around oral communication and the practical, real-life use of English, and all levels from beginner to advanced are accepted. Course length runs from one to five weeks. Students live either with a carefully selected host family or on campus, in standard dormitory-style rooms with shared bathroom facilities or in ensuite rooms of four to six beds. Meals are provided in both cases: homestay students eat breakfast and dinner with their family, have lunch in the school dining hall on weekdays and one dinner on campus each week, while residence students take all meals in the on-site dining hall, with packed lunches on excursion days. The campus has a swimming pool, modern classrooms and extensive sports amenities. Afternoons and evenings are given over to sports, cultural excursions and activities, with two full-day trips every week; evening activities run daily for residential students and weekly for homestay students. Private school buses carry homestay students between their host family and the campus and serve the organised trips.